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The sport of rowing involves pushing a boat through water using an oar/oars. Rowing has a long history. Competitions were already taking place in Ancient Egypt and Greece. Rowing became a Paralympic sport for the first time in Beijing 2008. Have you ever seen a Paralympic Rowing event?

Boccia, the Paralympic sport, has its origin in games played during the time of the Roman Empire. Men and women wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy and related conditions compete together in team, pair and individual events. The aim is to propel balls so they end up as near as possible to a special white target ball called a ‘jack’. Have you ever played a game like Boccia?

The name of this race comes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek messenger. According to the story, he ran 42 kilometres to tell the people of Athens about the defeat of the Persians at the Battle of Marathon. At the Olympic Games the marathon is traditionally the last event on the athletics programme. It takes place shortly before the closing ceremony. Have you ever run a marathon, or another long-distance race?

People have been measuring their strength against each other since ancient times, and there is no better way of doing that than weightlifting. It is one of the least complicated Olympic sports, but also one of the most impressive. Have you ever done any weightlifting? How much could you lift?

شعار الأوليمبيات 'Citis, Altius, Fortuis' (أسرع، أعلى، أقوى) كان مُقَدّم من قبل مؤسس الأولمبيات الحديثة بيير دو كوبرتين. ربما كان يفكر في الرياضيين. هل سبق لك أن رميت رمحا أو قرصاً أو ضربت مطرقة؟ هل سبق وجربت القفزات الطويلة أو الثلاثية أو العالية أو حتى القفز بالزانة؟ هل تعرف الفرق بين المبارة العشارية والمبارة السباعية؟ تعرف على كل ذلك وأكثر.

ماذا تعرف عن تنس الريشة (بادمينتون) - الماضي والحاضر؟ هل تعلم أنها بدأت في مكان يطلق عليه  بادمينتون في المملكة المتحدة؟ تعلم القواعد والكثير عن مفردات تنس الريشة (بادمينتون).